Rosie presents

dear Daddy,

I hope you are safely in Islamabad and you worked out how to go through the express lane in Dubai.

This morning I went swimming with Caroline and this afternoon Hope and I are baking with Mel. We are making coconut rough. I know you wouldn't like it because you don't like coconut.

I miss you.

lots of love

Rosie XXXXXXX

Eleanor's innovations

dear Grandad,

Congratulations on winning the Paul Harris award at Rotary.

Eleanor has adapted the pedals on my trike and is teaching me to ride it. We had an hour at a school playground yesterday where she scooted me round and round.

Today mum and mel tried to bribe me with chocolate. I managed to do two pushes backwards.

love

Rosiepo XXXXXXX

Last day on the Island

dear Glenda

Yesterday Judy came to visit with her grandaughter, Ella. She is two and a half. It was a lot of fun to have someone to play with. I pushed her round and round the deck on my trike and we played hiding games and made shapes with playdoh.

Tomorrow we are going to drive all the way home, leaving on an early boat. I hope that next time we come up we get to see Billy and you,

love

Rosiepo XXXXXXXXX

Semliki

dear Eleanor,

This is a photo of daddy's room at Semliki. We are missing you up here on Waiheke. Kelly came over and played with me. She also cooked wonderful dinners and I got to eat the leftovers each day. She planted a herb garden and a vine, which is going to grow lots of grapes.

see you soon,

love

Ropo XXXXXX

Rosie and Red

dear Caroline,

Thankyou for taking me swimming this morning. Eleanor took this photo of me at the pool changing rooms. I do love swimming.

Mummy overcooked the pizza, didn't she? I do love sitting up at the table and eating pizza and seeing how much I can put in my mouth all at once.

See you in a fortnight,

love

Rosie

Big Questions in Life

Hi,

Mummy is going to receive three hours a week of housecleaning support for the next month, while her knee is sore.

This is provided by the national insurance agency.

Yesterday they rang to arrange it and mummy had to answer a questionnaire over the phone. She had to inform what were the duties that she needed assistance with. She then had to give her date of birth; whether she was married or not; who lived in our house. She was then asked what were her cultural and spriritual needs?

For three hours housecleaning! for four weeks!

love

Rosie

Remember when?

dear Uncle,

You haven't seen me for a few years.

Remember the last time I visited your home? You were on the telephone and I took a bite out of one of your fancy glasses. It wasn't very tasty.

It is winter here but we have a wonderful indoor pool close to the Mosque.

I have been taken swimming both yesterday and today.

Daddy is still in the jungle in Africa, so mummy is looking after me with

lots of help.

love

Rosie

Product Placement for Pull Ups

dear Judy,

I think I might have to claim editorial control; or at least phototorial (is there such a word).

I am improving my climbing. This morning while my breakfast (2 egg omelette with cheese, followed by a little porridge and apple) was being made, I was conscientiously doing my piano practice.

It occured to me, in between bang 1 and bang 2 what a wonderful bit of apparatus the piano is. Before the thought had left my brain (as you know thought processing is a little bit of an issue for me) I was up on top of it, trying to straighten the picture on the wall.

see you next week.

I don't think I better repeat what the cook said when she saw me.

love

Rosiepo XXXX

Mummy's knee

dear Aunty Tehzeeb,

The physio looked at the MRI and found that mummy doesn't have a torn cartilege in her knee. She has no cartilege and the two bones are rubbing together. Also she has a ruptured Bakers cyst. She will see the surgeon later this week.

We had a big storm here yesterday and two passengers were blown over on the tarmac. The wind was very fierce.

When you come to New Zealand, you should not come in Winter.

love

Rosie XXX

My Bedroom is My Space

dear Hope,

I am sorry you are sick and can't come over to play. Ear infections are horrible.

This is a photo of my new friends Kara and Georgia.

I am trying to teach mummy about privacy. This morning I had to keep shutting my bedroom door on her.

I wanted to tidy up my drawers and practice using headphone, in peace. I worked out how to take drawers out but not how to put them back.

love

Rosie